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Author/illustrator of children's graphic novels JUST PRETEND, STAND UP!, and WING IT (2027, LB Ink). Also a literary agent. Rep: Brent Taylor. Opinions my own. linktr.ee/ToriSharp Join my newsletter: https://tori-sharp.kit.com/e30c02391d

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 22d

I've used them in salsa! I had friends over for a little salsa-making party one time, it's nice because everyone can choose their own ingredients to taste and either chop them really fine or use a blender.

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 23d

(Don't worry, I'm not giving up on comics! And there are never too many comics creators. That HTTYD quote just tickles me.)

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 23d

Sometimes you bake some kick-ass bread and your internal monologue becomes, "We have a surplus of comics-making Vikings, but do we have enough bread-making Vikings? Or small-home-repair Vikings?" 🐉

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 29d

I made a printable "chaos goblins" character sheet just for fun! A high-res download is up for free on itchio. (5e compatible)
>>> torisharp.itch.io/goblins

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 29d

I made a printable "chaos goblins" character sheet just for fun! A high-res download is up for free on itchio. (5e compatible)
>>> torisharp.itch.io/goblins

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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 29d

hey if you made art or had a book come out this week: hell yeah! i wanna see it!! please keep sharing your stuff!!!!

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Niki Smith @nikismithcomics.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hey that's ME!! Officially announcing my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS!

Maya Marlette at Scholastic Graphix, in a seven-way auction, has acquired Midsummer Sisters by Niki Smith, a queer coming-of-age contemporary middle grade graphic novel about stepsisters who, dreading their parents' impending divorce and the separation it might mean, find themselves watching over a wild foal during a summer of change. Publication is slated for summer 2026; Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management sold world rights.

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 5

I can’t wait to read this!!! 🐴

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm accepting any and all decor, color palette, and furniture suggestions! Might paint a mural on the wall of window out to a little fantasy landscape. Or it might make more sense to hang a fake window frame with a painting inside?

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Gonna call it "Homebrew Cafe" btw. My current idea is to have a few little tables that can be pushed together into one big table for gaming? Maybe with a lipped tabletop that can keep them together.

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Am I about to paint walls and drill holes in this rental? (Again... 🙃) Yes, but it's for whimsy, so it's okay!

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 3

I read Legends & Lattes and now I'm in talks with my roommate about converting our barely-used little dining nook into a fantasy-themed "cafe". Obviously.

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Sep 3

The B&N pre-order sale is happening now! You can get 25% off @patchysourkids.bsky.social's adorable graphic novel SERENDIPITY while your luck lasts. 🍀 This one's gonna make so many kids smile!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/serendipit...

Serendipity|Paperback

Serendipity is the luckiest kid in the world. But what happens when the luckiest kid in the world becomes extraordinarily unlucky, in this debut graphic novel.Serendipity is your classic overachiever....

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Shoona BeeS OH GOD NOT THE BEES @shoona.bsky.social · Sep 1

lifts up my tablet to show my partner a picture i drew of my blorbos having a terrible time, sobbing over eachother. i am full of glee.

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Eric Lide @ericlide.bsky.social · Aug 29

DragonForged is at my hometown library! 😭 I grew up reading comics here so this is like full circle

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · Aug 21

Little helper.
Digital.

Been trying to paint in a way that feels closer to the way I work in gouache, I think this one is not too far off! And a perfect excuse to paint a goblinette 😊

#art #illustration #fantasy #goblin

Painting by Victoria Maderna of a red squirrel offering a berry to a a goblin girl with a berry basket, a moss and mushrooms pointy hat and a spoon staff.

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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · Aug 22

here is one for The Internet

Diary comic from August 8th, 2025. Ink and gray marker.

PANEL 1
Flashes of light around borderless captions.
CAPTION: There is a lot of noise! outside - in my phone - in my head.

PANEL 2
A turtle.
CAPTION: Lately I have been thinking about slow: how it is difficult and how much power it holds.

PANEL 3
Blank pages floating away.
CAPTION: Who demands speed? Who benefits? who profits? Why do algorithms push new, new, forward, forward --
What do I get from the infinite scroll? from the crunchy deadline? who gets to take their time? how can i take my time?

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Chris Oatley @chrisoatley.bsky.social · Aug 20

“You have to get away from your studio to find things to write about.”

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Subscribe to “You’re A Better Artist Than You Think” at: linktr.ee/ChrisOatley

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · Aug 19

Writers will be like “this one neat trick saved my career” and it’s just a photo of them eating shredded cheddar cheese over the sink after midnight.

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Aug 18

#dndart from my game! Meet my friend's PC, Thistle Bloomstar, and her crawling claw familiar, Alphonse. Her dream is to summon as many spooky minions as possible.

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · Aug 18

ITS HERE! My mini zine for my strawberry milk zine! Best part: they won’t spoil in your fridge because it’s made of paper!

troubledminnesotan.bigcartel.com/product/stra...

A hand with black nail polish on the thumb holds a mini zine over a plant. The cover has a tiny gremlin human holding onto a large strawberry as it splashes into pink milk

The hand holds the open zine over plants.
PAGE ONE
panel 1: cut up the strawberries into small pieces.
Panel 2: (You can sneak a few bites, I won’t judge)
Panel 3: Then put the goods into the blender in this order: 1. Strawberries 2. Vanilla 3. Milk. And then add as much honey as you want for sweetness.

PAGE 2
Panel 1: then blend it together until it’s somewhat smooth, no lumps. This may take a few minutes.
Panel 2: pour into a cute glass.
Panel3: then enjoy!

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Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Aug 16

I need one of those "men love me; fish fear me" hats except it's "bees love me; I fear them"

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Aug 16

I did some doodling while I hopped around #Worldcon panels. 🖌️

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Aug 12

I wanna draw a million little outfits on my characters.

Tori Sharp - Closed to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · Aug 10

A moody sketch of the protagonist from the webcomic I'll never draw. This girl can fit so many secrets inside her!